Have I become unduly complacent? After all these months of social distancing and lockdown restrictions, how was I caught out? I went down to the supermarket on Sunday only to find the toilet roll aisle empty again! The strange HORROR of 2020 continues!
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This was my response to the HORROR 42-word writing prompt hosted by Deb Whittam, the creator of Twenty Four:
https://debbiewhittam.wordpress.com/2020/10/04/42-words-13/
Caramel 
It would be a horror for sure.
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I found some the next day in a different supermarket, but it made me nervous!
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Oh no, not again. 😱
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Exactly!
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😅
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I sincerely hope this isn’t a true tale. 😃
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I am afraid to report that it is totally true. However, the following day I tried a different supermarket and found some toilet paper. It made me nervous though!!
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I bet it did 😁
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What a bizarre year.
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Tissues remain in short supply here, as well. Sigh.
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I see things are getting somewhat better over here, but I am still on high alert (i.e. I don’t wait until a crisis to shop for things I will need. However, I also don’t overstock.).
At this point, I wonder if it’s a way for the manufacturers to gauge prices. “Look, the shelves are empty. It’s hard to keep up with demand, so we are doing x, y, z FOR YOU but that means we have to raise prices.”
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I don’t see anything wrong with people being practical, so long as they are not buying enough to last them through the next ten years!
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Precisely.
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Just use Ocado.
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Bit awkward here…might erk the landlords. They would probably buzz them because nobody knows where my intercom is.
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